As the Supreme Court deliberates over the plan’s fate, it’s clear that Obamacare has, at best, tepid public support, but it currently looks a little like some sort of healthcare reform is probably inevitable no matter what the Supreme Court decides. A mandate is part and parcel of covering preexisting conditions for everyone. So, many opponents of healthcare reform find themselves in an unenviable position, and if they want to have a chance at all in the healthcare debate, they have to figure out a way to provide something that covers preexisting conditions according to Eli Lehrer in the Huffington Post.